Wendy Musell, of Stewart and Musell in San Francisco, is an outstanding and distinguished attorney. She is forthright, principled and highly skilled. Ms. Musell was unwavering and relentless in pursuit of equity and justice for me. She was totally committed to my case, in command of every aspect and detail, and she will not be intimidated. She completely understands employment troubles that ...

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Stewart & Musell, LLP is experienced in all types of employment law
matters. Together, we have more than 30 years of experience helping individuals in their
employment legal issues. When your job is on the line, you need the knowledge and expertise of
our team by your side. The San Francisco employment law attorneys at our
firm are well known in the community and in the legal field. Several times,
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been in the news. Some of the news articles that focus on work that our
firm has done are linked below. If you are in need of representation in
a case involving employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation
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On February 15, 2018 Wendy Musell provided testimony to the California
Legislature Joint Committee on Rules Subcommittee on Sexual Harassment
Prevention and Response on behalf of the California Employment Lawyers
Association. Learn more
here.

Stewart and Musell, LLP is pleased to announce that partner Wendy Musell
was named Chair and President of the California Employment Lawyer’s
Association, the largest employment law attorney organization in California
serving the rights of workers. Ms. Musell will serve in this role for
a two-year term from 2017 to 2019.

Attorney Wendy Musell will be a speaker at the 29th Annual CELA Employment Law Conference, “2016 New Laws and Legislation”
on this coming Saturday in Orange County, CA. We hope to see you there!

Wendy Musell is now serving as an Adjunct Clinical Professor at University
of San Francisco School of Law in employment law.

Attorney Wendy Musell will be speaking at San Mateo County Bar Association Labor and Employment
Section’s lunch presentation this Thursday, April 21st, regarding
workplace investigations. Attorney Musell will be presenting on the ethics
of workplace investigations, which includes preparing for the investigation
and confidentiality issues.

Wendy Musell of Stewart & Musell, LLP is currently representing a
sexual harassmentvictim who was terminated from the Army after filing a sexual harassment
complaint about her training supervisor. The Army has paid the victim
$820,000 in settlements.

Wendy Musell of Stewart & Musell, LLP spoke at the most recent Alameda
Bar County Association 6th Annual Employment Law Symposium to discuss
the Ethics of Investigation and Information Gathering in Employment Lawsuits.
Musell and her fellow panelists discussed the best ways to ensure ethical
investigations, evidence preservation, and evidence gathering methods.

Attorney Wendy Musell comments on the issue of 'volunteers' at
the Oscar's, saying "Particularly in California, a volunteer
means an individual who performs work for a civic, charitable or humanitarian
reason. The fact that they're not-for-profit doesn't mean that
they get a free reign to not pay individuals if they're actually performing
work. That's only the first enquiry." Are seat-fillers truly
volunteers? Read the article to learn more.
How hundreds of volunteers could sue the Oscar Academy under wage-and-hour law

Stewart & Musell, LLP filed a complaint against Pacifica School District
employment. The employee in the case has been allegedly subjected to unwarranted
discipline, age-based discrimination and harassment. Learn about the case
and the causes of action involved.
Trial scheduled this week for PSD employment, food service issues

Attorney Musell represented several clients who sued the parks department.
She stated that top officials at the parks department were notified that
tens of millions of dollars were hidden months before the $54 million
slush fund was revealed in newspaper headlines. She then said "When
they hear there is unlawful conduct of this level, they are required to
take action; that action did not occur." Read more about the case.
California Parks Whistleblower Says He was Ignored

A state parks and recreation department employee complained about her supervisor
bragging about her sex life. The employee said that "She wanted to
know who I was sleeping with, and she would often and very publically
talk about her sexual relationship with the men who worked there."
This goes further, the employee also said "If I did not share with
her about my personal life and private life, she would affect my career."
The employee ended up being fired after she took medical leave. She got
her job back but the employer stayed on the job. Attorney Musell now represents
this employee and several other women in harassment lawsuits against the
state, read more about this specific case.
Parks and Rec Employee Claims Supervisor Sexually Harassed Her

Trabajadores de Construcción Logran Victoria Contra Empresa

Employment lawyer Wendy Musell discusses an issue with a Christian employer
who has a longstanding conduct policy requiring sexual abstinence for
all single employees and faithfulness within the Biblical covenant of
marriage between a man and a woman. Attorney Musell says that in the eyes
of the law, it's unlikely that a proactive application of such a policy
would be acceptable. She added. "Asking an employee about their sexual
activity and sex life, I cannot think of a time that would be appropriate."
Read more on this issue.
The Christian Employer That Tells Its Staff When They May or May Not have Sex

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